Equity in primary care ? Challenges, differences and similarities in the Nordic Countries

1. Equity in primary care ?Challenges, differences and similarities in the Nordic Countries Lise Dyhr (DK) Nils Kolstrup (NO) Monica Löfvander (SW) Simo Kokko (FI) Peter Vedsted (DK)

2. equity/equality • equal access and treatment in cases with equal needs • the g.p. has to be qualified • medical expert, health promotor, communicator, manager, academic, able to cooperate with others • …. • the g.p. has to work under proper conditions • time/economy • well-functioning cooperation with relevant partners within the healthcare and social system • ….

3. Program • 13.30 – 13.35 Introduction (Lise Dyhr) • 13.35 – 13.50 Equality in Norwegian primary health care. One step forward two steps back ? (Nils Kolstrup) • 13.50 – 14.05 Equity concerns in the Finnish Primary Health Care (Simo Kokko) • 14.05 – 14.25 Equity in health care – a matter of choice of health care unit ? (Monica Löfvander) • 14.25 – 14.40 Implications of social deprivation in Danish Primary care (Peter Vedsted) • 14.40 – 15.00 Discussion

4. Themes for discussions Monica • EU doctors (or others) can they fullfill the gap ? (barriers of traditions/culture, language …) • Examples of changes to good care for minorities by a certain financial ressource system ? Nils • Is privatization the solution to higher demands? • Do we have to change our understanding from: alle patients are equal, but some are more equal than others ? Simo • Does the broadening role of nurses in primary care have equity consequences ? • Which is most important – to have a uniform and equitable GP service spread out to the whole population or to have a multiprofessional primary health care for for all ? Peter

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